AbstractsSocial Work

This review examines the opinions of a number of physicians, social workers, psychologists, sociologists and psychiatrists on the psychosocial, environmental and cultural aspects of illness and disability and their implications for the social worker in the rehabilitation of the hemiplegic patients, as reflected in the professional literature. The review was organized into five areas, namely, a brief description of the nature of hemiplegia as a medical condition, a study of the possible personality change and the psychological functions of the hemiplegic patient, an analysis of the social adaptation problems of the hemiplegic patient, a study of the suggestions reflected in the literature, concerning the role of the social worker in the rehabilitation of the hemiplegic patient, and finally, a study of the professional team collaboration. [...]